Periscope attachment for cameras



arch M 9 19240 W. c. cox

PERISCOPE ATTACHMENT FOR CAMERAS Mar. 1-, 1925.

. UNITED. STATES M 1,486,231 PATENT 'o' F1ca.--

WILLIAM c. cox, or wasmzio'ron, brs'rmc'r or cor-Um rnarsoorn armomrm I03 Application llled June 18, 1930. Serial Io, 889,514.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. Cox, a

citizen of the United -states of America, re-

example, as over the walls of a trench during military operations without exposure of the photographer to "enemy fire, or over the 4. heads of persons in a crowd, where the picture to be shot is beyond the crowd and it becomes necessary to support the camera in a plane above such obstructions to provide the same with an unobstructed view, it, ob viously, being impossible to o erate such camera under those conditions in the usual manner, that is, adjacent the users body during location and centering of the object in the camera finder. g

It is alsocharacteristic of my invention to provide an attachment for cameras'which may beoperatively associated therewith without alteration in'an way of the camera structure and without. in any way detracting from the operativeness or practicability of the camera so equipped.

Other novel features and arrangement of parts of the improved attachment or other objects. sought to be accomplished thereby will be apparent fromya readingof the accompanymg drawings in, connection withthe hereinafter :contained specification wherein like characters oi -reference are employed to designate correspond a rts iii .li

throughout the several views of awand in which,

in T igure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the improved periscope attachment. Figure 2 is a-front elevation of the' improved attachment having a part thereof I roken away and shown in section.

.Figure 3 is a plan viewof the camera shelf; and T Figure4 is a transverse sectiomthrough the attachment.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, the improved Periscope-attachment comprises telescopic tubes 1 and 2,

preferably formed ofsheet metal or similar material circular in cross sections as shown in Figure 4;, the inner tube being formed with a longitudinal way or groove 3 adapted to slidably receive therein a guide pin 4 on the inner side of the tube 1. The outer extremities of each of the tubes 1- and 2 are formed with tubular right angular extensions 5 and 6, dis osed in opposite directions and serving as t e finding and observation 1 ends of the eriscope when in use.

Mirrors v7 and 8 or other reflecting devices, are positioned in the tubes 1 and 2 adjacent the points of connection of their respective extensions 5 and6 therewith, such mirrors, as will be noted, being arranged at angles capable of permitting reflection and projection of an object downwardly therein so that the same may be viewed from the observing end 6 of theperiscope, this *arrangement being usual in the production of periscopes, wherein the object located through the finder end 5 of the eriscope is reflected by the mirror 7 and is t ence projected downward for reflection by the ower angularly positioned mirror 8 in order that such reflected object may be viewed from the observing end pf the device.

A suitable optical lens 9, or ound glass,

ing of. an object in the lens 9.

[As means for 'releasably lockin the telescopic tubes 1 and 2 in adjus relation,

vI may, andfor the purpose of illustration preferably, do employ a screw'll, threaded through a thickened portion 12'of the outer tube 1, so that the inner end of such screw,

"is arranged in the end .5, and, 0 course, may correspond to the ordinary camera finder. A forked sight or centering guide 10 is provided'to facilitate proper location and centerwhich carries a swivel head 13, will have 1 bearin upon a curved s ring 14 secured to the ad acent portion of t e inner side of the 1 tube 1. Hence, when the screw 11 isturned inwardly, it willmove saidspring into brak ing engagement with thefadjacent side of the inner tube 2, whereby to prevent sliding movement of said tube with relation to the tube 1 so that the several parts will be socured in their adjusted relation.

On the upper end of the tube 1 I arrange 110 a shelf'15 ving its forward end reduced as at 16 to provide an indicator wherebv when a camera is arranged on saidshelf, I

-' the finder thereof can be positioned so that its focal axis will be parallel with the focal axis of the lens 9. The opposite end of the shelf 15 extends for a distance beyond the tube 1 and is formed with an opening receiving a knurled screw 17 therein which is adapted for engagement with the usual screw threaded socket formed in one wall of a camera. In this way, it will be appreci ated that when a camera has been arranged on the shelf 5 and pro erly aligned with respect to the indicator portion 16, the knurled screw 17 may be then turned to engage the camera and retain same on the shelf 5.

If desired, the shelf 15 may be covered with a protecting material such as felt, or the like. 4

In using my device and assuming that a camera has been connected to the same in the manner hereinhefore outlined, the sections or tubes 1 and 2 of the eriscope are adjusted in order that the camera will be support. ed at a height sufficient to provide the finder thereof with a clear and unobstructed view, the observing end 6 of the device being in horizontal or substantially horizontal alignment with the eyes of the user. The device may be conveniently supported by grasping the sides of the camera, with the hands of the user extended above his head. At this time, the camera may be adjusted to cause location and centering of the object to be shot thereby, whereupon its shutter is operated.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification, and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In combination with a camera, a periscope, a camera supporting shelf in fixed relation to the Periscope, and means for adjustably fastening the can'iera to said shelf, the latter having indicating means to insure setting the focal axes of the camera and periscope in parallelism.

2. In combination with a camera, a periscope, a camera supporting shelf in fixed relation to the Periscope, means for adj ustably securing said camera to said shelf, and means whereby said camera and said periscope may be adjusted relatively to each other to bring the focal axes thereof into parallelism.

. WILLIAh'i C. COX.

Witnesses:

KENNETH E. MAHON, H. C. Knnnoee- 

